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VASIUNCiTOX, Dfc. .-florator fry tslkod today to a Btor reporter with r pact to ths conditions atcixlinc and rs suiting fiom ths paca nttlatluns. With roapoi to tho frequontljr repeated litata. M-nt In tho ptr( dlnpstchcs that the FHil'tni'ti of tift poaits, with the txctp linn of Enitlnnd, was op(Kied to ths I'nlicd Htntwi. uij look'-d with diafavor upn tlio uultu'ln of lhl (uvvrumt-nt tn )! i nif with Him in. g.'n.ttor FV e ald: I iuf no rvld.-nio of su"h ii(lmi-nt txliitliiK ouisldo ot Francs, and In France tlut 'ltn.cnt kXTired to he confined to tho ply, which do n"t rffltx;t tho setitlnu-nt of Uiu nation, nur of tho poo. pis generally." 'Iaj you think tlm-c will be any res- tonwlon of cordial relations bc-tveen Biialn and lh I'nltwl Hlatetr' "I think that very soon after the ratl- flcatiou of the i-iu-e tri!y and the rf rt.tofaflon of dlplomntlc relation thero will bo no difficulty about negotiating cutnmercial trnatles and a treaty for tho rslrasa of prisoners snd such otter nviU urs dl root ad toward th iNrtotttoi of frtoiully relations uetweea ths two for ernmi-nta" pnorraTs aoainst treat. IK)8TO.N. Dec. ' -In roply to the tele. irmphlo rcjuent of Ooveri.or plrtKree, of Mlihlirnn, for a sreaker for tho antl- Impniiallst m'otlnc In Ivtrult tomorrow night, the Antl-ImperlullKt Iysirue has sent Itev Samuel F. Fuller, of Boston, Governor Plngre tKvrlnc the xpTuie. The (.rotrsts retelved by ths league to day Include one from a branch of the Fl-raitlnti of Lbor In Montana; from the I'nltarUn Club In Jaokmn, Mich.; from M dtlscns In Clark county, Va., and from Ohio, WUoonnln, Mlnneota, AlHhama, Texas, California, and other states. Secretary Wlnelow, of the league, will send to every rrcmbcr of the house and senate a letter urging him to use his efforts to the ratification of ths treaty as It stands, nmklner the point that one- third of the senate can atvompllsh now what will tx-reafter require a majority of each branch and the approval of the preld-nt. CAPTAIN EVAN'S WILL SUCCEED ADMIRAL ' - Dewey Will Kf Retired a Tear Hence Unless Congress Bhould Retain Him In tho Service, NEW YORK, ivc M-A dispatch to the llorald from Wwihlnftton s,ivs: Captain R. D. Evans' namo 4s promi nently mentioned as Rear Admiral Runco'a succmho.- in the New York navy yard, now that It eooms to be docldel that Renr Admiral Sampson will remain commander In chief of tho North Atlantic station and Renr Admiral Srhley will be assigned to sea duty In compliance with his request. 1'nliws conrrws should pass a law au- thorlslnsr him to remain on the active list, Rear Admiral Dewey will be placed on the retired list on December 28, 1S99. Only oie other rotlroment will occur next year that of Commodore H. I Howlson, now commandant of the Doston nav7 yard. There is a s'.rong sentiment In naval clrclts In favor of t'te pnssage of a law whkh will permit the retention of Rear Admiral Dowey upon the active list for ten years, at wns done In the case ot heroes of tho civil war. Reports from Manila that Admiral Dowey desires to return home are not believed by depart mailt odli'lals, their ad vices from Mm Indicating that he desires to remain In the Philippine, it la not expected here that ho will be detached from command of the Asiatic station until Just In ttmo to reach tho United States on the eve of his retirement Work Is being pushed by the navy de partment on the small cruisers, it is appreciated that In six days this govern ment will assume control In Cuba and tt Is desired that the navy shall be pre pared to do Its fair service In preserving peace and order In the seaports of the island. GENERAL M ERR ITT AND ' BRIDE) RETURNS TO CHICAGO. tn an Interview e Favors the Increase of the Standing Army Would Officer Filipinos With Americans. CHICAGO. Dee. 2.-MaJor General Merrltt, retiring military governor of the Philippines, accompanied by his bride, formerly Miss Laura Williams, and his chief aide, Major Strother. hns ar. rived In this city from Now York. Gen eral and Mrs. Merrltt will remain at the resldenoe of Norman Williams, Mrs. Merrltt's father, until after the holidays, when they will return to New York City, where the general will again resume his po&ttlon as commander of the department of the east, whlch he left to go to Manila, In regard to the Inhabitants of the Philippine Islands, General Merrltt ssld: "Die bent we con do Is to give thm a good military government, give them what civilians are necessary to adminis ter thd Hvll functl-wis of gw"rnmnt and whi thy aro rmdy to form, a gov. ermnxnrt of thMr own, give tbm our blrt'sing and let thrnn do so." When asked what he thought of ths proposM lr.:r.ue of t!ii standing army to lOO.W men the general declared that he had slwy bellevM such an Increase was nucemary. "We nii . standi wr army of at least 75.000 men here In the United fltates," hs declared. "Now that we have acquired thse near territories w shall need a few more, nut, In my belief, 25.000 men are ample snd sufficient for all possible wnergetv-lea; In Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines together. Ths rest srs nded n the United Btates for garrison duty. "If a Isrgor force Is wanted In ths Phlllntilne :: can easily be had from among ths natives." General Merrltt continued: "fly offlcwlnr h native soldiers with Americans, a most effective army for duty In the islands can be formed. In time, perhaps. It would corns to resemble the Riitlsh army hi India, where the greter part of the men are natives. Ths Filipinos are anxious to enlist In such service and they could be made into ef fective solitlars." General Merrltt was careful not to vouchsafe any opinion as to what con. grees might do or as to what hs had Inarned of Yit action during his stay In Washington. Hs declared that hs would assume his frrner post as commander of the east Immediately after January t AOUINALDO FRIENDLY TO AMERICAN TROOPS. Will Use His Efforts to Overcome the Policy of the Hostile Militant Fic tion at Manila. MANILA. Dec. M.-The so-called con. gress of the revolutionary government of the Flllplrwia which has ben In sea. slon for some time at Malolos. has been unexpectedly sdjmirnd. owing to the dif ficulty of framing a constitution. The ralilnet of President Agulnaldo, ap pointed at flar-oor on July 15 last, and rwuned In thu Bacoor proclamation Issued on thnt dnte. hss resigned. General Agulnaldo. who had been at Malnkw, come from there to Bants Anita, a suburb of Manila. He then visited Pa terno, and Is now. It Is reported, he has gone to Cavlte Vtejo. the old town of Co. vlte. Reliable advices say that, while at Patemo, he was lntatlgable In his ef forts to overcome the policy of the mill, tant faction, which Is hostile to the Americans. It Is probable that his Influ ence will avail to avert trouNe. THE TROOPS AT MANILA CBLE3RATE CHRISTMAS. Religious 8ervl.ee Conducted by Catho. lies and Protestarrte-The Celebra tion at Santiago de Cuba. MANILA. Dec. M. -Christmas was gen erally observed among the Americans here, with special religious services by the Protestants and the Catholics. Ser vices for the Colorado and Pennsylvania regiments were conducted by Chaplain Harris, of the former. Father McKinnon preached a sermon to the California regi ment, though the usual midnight mass was not held, as the archbishop of Manila refused his sanction. The city was crowd, ed with Filipinos, holiday-making. AT SANTIAGO DE CUBA. SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Dec, .-Most of the Americans In Santiago celebrated Christmas todi;', though hardly able to realise that this Is the Christmostlde sea. sHi, In the midst of the discomforts of summer weather. VHE RAILROAD TROUBLE WILL SOON BE SETTLED. President Mellon Says the Difficulties of the Northern and O. R. ei N. Will He Amicably Adjusted. ST. FAUL, Dec. The Globe tomor row will say: The controversy between the Northern Paclflo and the O. R. & N. Co.. respecting the titrh.s of the former to build newHlnes In the Clearwater river ttirltory. Is likely to be amicably settled early net month, urea negotiations are to be resumed. This stutemont Wis made last evening by President Charles S. Mellen. of the Northern I'udlle. It was brought out by a letter recently published In the London Economist, written by Thomae F. Wood, lock, of Now York, In whlcli Woodlock took occasion to attack tho Northern Pa clflo for Its sj ta'.'ed Invasion of the O. R. & N. Co.'s territory. President MelUa said Woodlock's statements were very largely errors. DEATHS AT MANILA. WASHINGTON. Dec. K-The following cable message was received at the war department today from General Otis, dated today, at Manila, "Tho following deaths have occurred since the last report: December 15 Frank N. Knouso, private, C, First Nebraska; drowned In Pnslg river; accident. De comber 18 Marvin W. Carlnton, sergeant, company E, Thirteenth Minnesota, gun shot wound; accident. December 1 Fred Taylor, private, company L First Ne braska, typhoid fever. December 5 Frank C. Hayden, private, company D, Fourteenth Infantry, ulcer of stomach; Joe D. Wilson, private, company L, Twaaty.thlrd Infantry, smallpox; David I. Saunders, private, company L, First Colorado, smallpox. November 20 Ole G. Hagberg, sergeant, company D, First Idaho, exhaustion, following typhoid fever," SAMFSON'S DAUGHTER, TO WED, GLENRIDGE. N. J., Dee, 26.-The ar. rangemanta for the wedding of Miss Olive Farrlngton Sampson, daughter of Rear Admiral W. T. Sampson, and Henry Harrison Scott, of San Francisco, which will take place on January 4th at the Glenrldge Congregational church, have been completed. The ceremony will take placo In the evening at 8 o'clock. The bride will be attended toy Miss Hannah Walker Sampson, a sister, a maid of honor and MlBses Elgle Griswold Perkins and Annie Dunbar, Davis, as bridesmaids. All will wear gowns of yelbw, The Ushers will be Lieutenant Roy Campbell Smith, Boston; lieuten ant Richard Harrison 'Jackson, Annapo lis. Md.; Ensign Watt Tyler Clarverlns; Frederlch Aldrloh, Cleveland: Harry T. Parker and Wlnslow Hobart Hersohell of Glenrtdge. HAVANA IN AN UPROAR Cubans and Spaniards Clash in the Streets, With Fatal Results. MANY FIGHTS OCCURRED Pistols, Knives and Macbets Freely Used and Several Per sons Were Killed. MORE TROUBLE PROBABLE Conflicts of a Mori Serious nature Are Prevented Only ty tne Pres ence of American Troops. HAVANA, Deo. M-The celebration which begun en Christmas night today reached Its height Crowds of men and women, waving Cuban and American flag and carrying branches of trees, paraded the streets, shouting and singing. Many Americana went to sea the demonstration. They did not .remain long, owing to the Intense enthusiasm of the populace, who Insisted upon kissing the brave "Ameri canos," whether they wanted to be kissed r not St-veral affrays took place between Sunlrh residents and Cubans. A grocery keeper on Oquendo street was requested to put out the Cuban colors and was al moxt beaten to death with sticks upon his refusal to do so. As evening came on the dimonst ration became noisier titan ever. as many of the negroes parading were drunk and greatly excited. The Amert- ans became fejrful of another clash with the Sptuitxh troops like that which ushered in Christmas day. Francisco Luln'.-eo, a Spanish volunteer ivitrlllng the strict, was fired at frjiti a housetop and killed A C.'b.i was killed In another part of the city. Half a doien Cubans and Spaniards were shot or stab bed In affrays about the ohy. There was a tight between Cubtms and Spaniards In front of the United States Club to night Several of the larticlpants were badly cut with machetes. HAVANA. Dec. Francisco Qulft, tero. a Spanish guerrlla, while walking along Genioa street today, was Bred at frcrr. the roof of a house and seriously wounded. During the last twenty -our hours one man has been killed and 13 have been wounded tn affrays m different parts of the city, and 11 burglaries have been committed. The city is in a state of unrest A party of colored Cubans this morning entered a wholesale grocery establish ment owned by the Spanish firm of Mes- tro Mata and ordered Senor Meetro to. kiss the Cuban flag and to cry "Viva Cuba Libre." He refused to obey, where. upon one of the Cubans cut his head badly with a machete. Three more wards of Havana were evacuated today. CHILD KIU.ED DURING RIOT. CIIICAOO. Pec. K. A special cable to he Tribune from Havr.n.i says: Vi,vtm-.- bet,-aii at Mi tJ serial tonlpht. A battalion of Spanish troops hurried from the bar. racks on the Prado to Galiano street, the dividing line between Cuban and Spanish territory. Order was restored, but In the firing which occurred before the troops arrived an 8-yenr-old Cuban child was killed by a stray bullet. Spanish territory In the new world Is now limited to a narrow strip of land biwecn Havana haibor and Galiano street. The flags of Cuba llbre and the United States are wavin within two blocks of the Prado, the great boulevard which runs through the center of Havana. GREENE PREDICTS TROUBLE. WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-Major Gen. eral Francis W.- Green, United States army, passed through the city today on his way from Havana to New York City. He said there would undoubtedly be trouble In the maintenance of order pending tho transfer of the control ot affairs from the Sianlsh government to the United States military authorities, but ha did not anticipate that It would reach proportions beyond the control of tho American forces. According to his representations the feeling between the Spaniards and the Cubans Is Intensely bitter, a serious rup ture between the two factions now being avoided only by the presence of the American troops, and the knowledge that the American military authorities are determined to preserve order by the prompt exercise of force in case of ne cessity. General Greene has large private Inter ests In New York state and today gave notice to the adjutant general of his de sire to he relieved of further mllltury sea vice. i i i 3 : EXPEDITION FOR ILOILO. WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. The adminis tration has taken steps to safeguard the American Interests In the olty of Hollo, the IsUnd of Plnav. one of the Phil ippine archlpellgo, and a military and naval expedition Is now on its way there from Manila. Cable advices were re ceived here today from General Otis, commanding the military forces in the PhllLDDlnes. and Admiral Dewey, com manding the naval forces ithere, showing that they are acting In concert in the matter. I General Otis reported that he had dla- patched two regiments and a battery of artillery to Iloilo on army transports, , ar.d AOmi.'at uewey nounea iao inn department that the cruiser Balti more bad sailed from Manila lor tne same, place. It la explained that these otneera are acting upon their own discretion In ths matter, and that no official advioes hay been received here to Indicate ih thera Is any unueual lawlessness tn Iloilo. CLASH BETWEEN CUBANS AND SPANISH SOLDIERS. Streets of Havana the Scene of a Bloody Skirmish Christmas Day Two Fa. tally Shot and Several Hurt. CHICAGO. Dec. M.-A special to the Tribune frem Havana says: Christmas day was ushered Into Ha vana, by the cracking of revolvers and rattling volleys from Mauser rifles In an sfTrny whli:h occurred near the oentsr of the city between the Spanish troops garrisoning the city and the Cuban real, denta. On Cuban was fatally wounded, two others -were badly injured and a Spanish soldi r was stabbed. A Cuban negro who received three wounds mads by Mauser bullets and had a bad cut across the fore head, is reported to be dying. The affair was brought on by the Cu bans, who fired from a house top en a company of soldi era asleep In tbej hot at Roma. The soldelrs sprang to their feet and at once returned the fire. A company of infantry scaled the low wall on one side of the building and hunted over the roof tops for the individuals who had begun the firing. They found a negro badly wounded and carried him down. Other Injured men were carried away by their fneoda. The volleying of the Mausers caused great alarm among the Americans, many fearing that the fighting would become general throughout the city. An affray on Christmas night between the Cubans and troops baa been prophesied by those who havt watched events for the past few days. The Americans disregarded the warn ings thy had received to stay tn their homes durlnar the evening. At midnight many were on ths street. The Cuban element of the city's population was de. mo.istratlve all evening. Fearing trouble, ths guard of Spanish troops about the city was doubled. Toward midnight the city streets were alive with people In cabs and on foot, singing and shouting. It grew more quiet after midnight, when suddenly the craekmg of revolvers was heard In the direction of the hotel Roma. There was a moment's pause. Then came a plunging Are of Mausers mvtoss from the hotel Roma. At the corner of Tentlente Rev and Montswrat street Is a cluster of one story buildings. On the flat roofs in the white moonlight, a party of Cuban had been celebrating . the advent of Christ mas. . Uralfr tho dark corridors of the hotel Roma arrosa the street a company, of 4 Spanish regulars lay stretched out sound asleep. Suddenly some one leaned over the par. apet of the house on which the Cutmns were celebrating and fired a revolver Into the ranks of the sleeping trooped below. The soldiers sprang to their feet and the Mausers banged away as fast as they could pull the trigger. Bullets riddled the front of the building and the soldiers climbed to the roof and hunted for the enemy. For while the guard would permit no one (o wander about he streets until the first excitement was over. The Christmas celebration began again with numerous clashes' between the troops. Several times during the night firing was heard In the city. There is renewed apprehension over the situation. It is feared as the Spaniards go away there will not be enough left toward th end of the week before th United States troops take possesion to preserve order. General Ludlow has had an Interview with Captain General Castellanos. He said to - Castellanos that thers must be order If It took every American soldier at Castellanos to enforce It. Captiln iJen eral CaMianos called up the civil gov ernor. De Castro, who said the disturb ance had been quelled. The American troops would hardly have realix?d that this was Christmas dav except for the unusual privileges given them by General Lee In honor of the day. A sort of general amnesty was rtoclalmed to ell malefactors and the guard tents were emptied. One commis sioned officer and f vt privates from each company were given leave of absence ar.d allowed to go Into Havana. As a consequence there were more American toldlers in tho town than any other day I since the troops began coming to the island. Colonel Motdton's police rorce is being put In shape as rapidly as possible. A crowd of 300 Spaniards and Cubans besiege Colonel Moulton's headquarters at all times, clamoring for places on the force. Seven Inspectors appointed from the line of the volunteer service have been crdtred to rtfort on Monday for duty. Captain Thompson, commissary officer of tho Second Illinois. Is one of the new Irspectors. The now policemen will not csrry rifles, but will be equipped muoh like the American policemen. They will wear blue uniforms, straw hats and carry "billies." Precincts will be mapped out In the various parishes and a tele phone service Instituted between the stations, and until patrol wagons can be procured fr'un the United States army ambulances will convey Havana maraud ers to the station house. ACQUITTED OF MURDER. SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. 25. James W. Connella. who shot and killed Ole Nelson In Everett on the night of October 10, was acquitted ot murder today at Sidney. 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